Community Leadership

Extensive record of high-level board governance, statewide policy leadership, and civic service across Hawaiʻi and the broader Pacific region. Serves in key public governance roles facilitating accountability, educational equity, inclusion, and institutional risk management. Proven ability to build multi-sector coalitions, steward public trust, and partner with diverse community stakeholders to advance educational access, cultural sustainability, and public policy.

2024 – present
Hawai‘i State Board of Education – Papa Hoʻonaʻauao
Member and Chair of BOE Audit Committee

January 2026 – present
The Contemporary Pacific: An Interdisciplinary Journal
Member, Advisory Board

Aug 2025 – present
McREL Institute at Education Service Center Region 13
Member, Advisory Board

Feb 2024 – Aug 2025
McREL International
Member, Board of Directors

2019 – 2024
Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities
Member, Board of Directors

2021 – Dec 2022
Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities
Chairperson, Board of Directors

April 2021 – Present
Honolulu Printmakers
Member, Board of Directors

2017 – Present
Annual Cultural Animation Film Festival, Doris Duke Theatre
Co-founder, Organizing Partner

September 2018 – Present
Annual Celebrate Micronesia Festival, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
Lead Organizer

2015 – 2022
The Contemporary Pacific: A Journal of Island Affairs
Advisory Board

2019 – 2020
O‘ahu YWCA
Board of Directors

2017 – 2019
We Are Oceania
Advisory Council

August 2017
REL Pacific
Technical Working Group

2015 – Present
Pacific Focused
Advisory Board

2016 – 2018
Micronesian Women’s Summit, Honolulu
Co-founder, Organizer

September 16, 2017
Pacific Islands Women’s Talk Story Circle, East-West Center
Co-host

September 2014 – 2017
Planning Committee for the Annual Micronesian Festival, Celebrate Micronesia, Honolulu Museum of Art
Member

2016 – 2017
Fulfilling the Promise Project, Hawai‘i Public Charter Schools Network
Advisory Board

January 2013 – May 2014
Conference Planning Committee, World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education, Honolulu
Tech Support Lead